Monday, December 9, 2013
Social media communities
So many people have different views on there being community on social media. I myself believe that 100% social media has community. It is very often that you see different groups or I ones who have set themselves aside from what social media as a whole is about. I am in a social media community. Communities on social media exist in very different ways. There could be organizations or groups that are all for one specific topic. There also could be a community based around a celebrity. Really there are many ways you could see the existence of community on social media. I am apart of the "Rihanna Navy" social media community. I follow and friend many others who are fans of Rihanna. It is not only a community were we talk about one thing. We have multiple topics. We are just all grouped in this one community because of our one common denominator. So yes I do believe that social media has many ways if showing that it has communities and community like groups.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Social Media
When I first thought of Freshman Seminar I thought it was going to be the most pointless class ever. I constantly thought of it as a waste of time. But, now that I have been in this class I have learned so much not only about social media but also about myself. This class has shown me some of the ins and outs of social media that I would have never thought of or known on my own.
In the beginning stages of this class I was confused. I honestly didn't know how to grasp the ideas that Dr.Lawhead was trying to tell me. But as time went on my knowledge of those ideas and concepts grew and it became easier for me to understand his way of teaching and sharing new ideas.
I learned that there are positive ways to use media sites. Many of those ways involve networking and building your online character as a brand. It was truly fascinating to see how many different outlets social media can provide for just about anyone.
In one of our class meetings we talked about the "hash tag" and it's importance. I never knew how important a hash tag could really be. I actually learned how influential hash tags are from storify. Creating the different storify posts lead me to get a better understanding of how people in other places think of hash tags.
Overall, this media class was very informative. It showed me the different ropes of social media. Although at times it was difficult to understand different topics I began to get better understandings. I really enjoyed being in this class and I hope it continues to be apart of this learning community so others can enjoy it also.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Fake Uggs? Oh no no NO!
The Most Counterfeited Brand of the Season – UGG
I
just want to share this article by Joanna Douglas on Shine that was
published a few days ago. May it also serve as a warning to boot lovers
out there too.
The Most Counterfeited Brand of the Season – UGG
I
just want to share this article by Joanna Douglas on Shine that was
published a few days ago. May it also serve as a warning to boot lovers
out there too.
It has come to my attention that it is now the wonderful season of Fall. The season where you can bundle up in beautiful scarves and hates. The season where you can buy the cutest cardigans and match them with the most fashion forward leggings. It is also the season of FAKE Ugg boots. Wait, whatttt? Yes I said it. I have also noticed in this wonderful season not only the great fashions but the not so great fashions. And the fake Ugg boots are one of the NOT SO great fashion trends.
I have never understood why people were so antsy to buy things that were not authentic. I mean it just bothers the crap out of me how a girl can go and purchase the fakest pair of ugg boots and be okay with walking around in them. I just do not understand it one bit. And I have come to ask myself, "well maybe that is all she can afford". And this may be true but if thats all you can afford then you need to shop in you money range area. There are other great styles of boots for less than those cheap raggedy fake Uggs.
It is also not just a disgrace to the eyes, but a disgrace to the company of Ugg Australia. This company strives to give a quality shoe that they put their name on and what do you girls do? You go out and buy something of less value and don't support such a great company. Do us all a favor and THROW AWAY THOSE FAKE UGGS! geez.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Extra Extra! Halloween slut parade?
“Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.”
(Lindsay Lohan, Mean Girls). While this quote is very true it should’ve
stated that NO-ONE should be able to say anything about it. We the Halloween Hotties have had enough! We will not stand for the constant hate any longer. Although we are not here to lead a slut-parade,
we are however here to take a stance on what we believe in. And that
belief is being able to show what the good lord gave us one night out of
the year. The way we feel about the “slut label” is simple…it strengthens the power of patriarchal dogma! Basically governing the sexuality of a woman and her body that are beyond oppressive. This just will not work for us. The Halloween Hotties
just will not take it. Society already holds women to a high standard
of feminine beauty. Which means women in society today are really only
valued for their outside appearance. So we ask the infamous question,
“Why can’t we be sexy for you guys”? Isn’t that what you want? Don’t
you want our extremely fitted leather, our skin-tight skirts, and our
busty tops? Well whether you do or you don’t we are here to tell you TOO DANG ON BAD! We will strut our stuff all night on Halloween in our thigh high boots and cat suits!
Even
with our strong views towards the need and want to wear these things we
do have a few proposed solutions for those who can’t take the sexy we
have to offer:
- DON’T LOOK!
It
is very clear that you all have these marvelous things called eyeballs
that are controlled by one person and one person only, YOU! Keep those
things elsewhere and off of us.
- DON’T PARTY WITH US!
In
this wonderful country (also known as the land of the free) you have
the right to pick and choose the events you attend and the company you
expose yourself to. So don’t choose us.
- GET OVER IT!
There is absolutely no way you can change what someone wants to put on their bodies. So get over it!
- JOIN US!
Those were simply our four suggestions for the Halloween Haters.
It is undoubtedly the most atrocious thing that people do when they
speak negatively about what us girl girls choose to wear for Halloween.
We already have to struggle with maintaining a certain level of beauty
but then you all complain about us having too much beauty! I mean what
do you really want from us? We cannot continue to battle with this every
Halloween season every single year. It has to end! We are no longer
putting up with the constant disrespect and labels that you all place
upon us.
Many
make the assumptions that we are empty vessels or attention whores but
we are the exact opposite. We get all the attention we want and need
year ‘round so we don’t have to beg for it on Halloween. We simply use
that Holiday as the one time a year to allow every person to be as
confident as we are even if the normally aren’t all year. And what most
people don’t understand is sexuality isn’t just expressed on Halloween,
it is expressed every single evening at night clubs, parties, etc. So
why won’t you all label those girls? Why aren’t those girls having to
put up with the “Slut Label” like the Halloween Hotties are? Well, maybe they do put up with it but it is not nearly as much as we do!
There
are many reasons that you all bring to the table about us dressing this
way one night out of the year which are just not logical. Some say it
is because our upbringing and that our mothers showed us no love as
youngster, but that is where you all are wrong. Our mothers taught us to
be women and how and when to let our sexuality show! So if we choose
364 days to be prissy little princesses and 1 night to be the exact opposite then guess what, THAT IS OUR DECISION!
Really
we just use Halloween as the one night to be something we really are
not! There is a level of excitement in dressing up as something that you
wouldn’t day be on a regular day. It is meant to be fun and allow
people to express themselves. We should not be held bondage to the 1980
Halloween costumes of cowgirls and princesses.NO, we don’t want to be
hideous creatures, or the bride of Frankenstein (we’ll be her if our
dress is short enough to show the garter). We want freedom. And the
freedom we want is to show our sex appeal! IT’S JUST HALLOWEEN!
Friday, October 25, 2013
Fake isn't Fab!
I'm all for girl empowerment, and for the praise of women and I have had enough. Why can't girls come together and show each other some respect? I mean its plain ridiculous! I'm almost positive I'm not the only one who handles noticed that if a girl isn't speaking negatively about another girl then she's basically not speaking about her at all. That's beyond tragic. Like seriously, where's the love?
It's so aggravating. I see GORGEOUS girls all day on campus and have not one problem complimenting them. It's almost as if they don't even know how to accept the compliment because they're not used to it at all. Dog on shameful. I just can't deal! Like, was I the only one who was brought up with home training?
I know you're probably wondering why I titled this post "Fake Isn't Fab" but I promise I have a point. It's not okay to be fake! I consider being fake as you knowing that a girl is looking amazing and you just can't be a classy young woman and give a simple compliment. That's fake. If you consider yourself to have an issue with another girl and you don't have a clear reason then THAT'S FAKE! That only means you're a hater or you are just plain insecure.
Invest in yourselves and maybe you all will learn that Fake isn't Fab! You will learn how to not only co exists with females who have beauty but you will also learn how to interact with them. It's not that hard ladies, get it together or cancel ya Christmas! (That's my way of saying get over yourself) haha.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Being Goudeau's Gal
That New Orleans accent just does something to my soul, makes it melt possibly. I mean he can just say my name and Im going to go into this childish stare and day dream. In love huh? Haha!
Its really just a good feeling to have someone who wants you for you. Its an even greater feeling to have someone who wants to grow with you and make something great of you both.
I usually don't brag on my boyfriend (Lies) but right now I am! He's a working young man, own car, in school, and has a future with goals. I can't even begin to explain how proud I am of him.
That's MY Sugar!
OH! And we're Saints fans! Oh yes couldn't forget that amazing fact! And on game days we always dress so cute but we get so into the game that we don't take ONE picture together.
That's a real struggle haha!
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Sweet Tooth! *Sweets can be FAB too!*
As we all know its not money that makes the world go 'round. Its definitely FOOD! One of the most amazing things that one can ever lay taste buds on. From juicy burgers to succulent steaks food has a way to anyone's heart. But, I'm not going to talk about the hearty food, Im just going to focus on the little dainty desserts that can warm you heart.
Cupcakes are universally known to be the healer of any heartache. HA! Maybe I did exaggerate that but doesn't it seem like they are? I mean places like Gigi's and Muddy's both are the reason why some of us never feel sadness because those delicious cupcakes are always there as a comfort food. Yes, comfort foods. Really for me anything sweet is a comfort food.
Not only are cupcakes one of the best things ever but also FRUIT! Now I know I might sound like someone's mom saying eat your fruit and all that but have you ever put your own little spin on the everyday fruit you eat? Well I have and they can honestly take the place of those extra fattening but also extra great-tasting cupcakes. I have tried so many different things with fruit. Chocolate cover strawberries are always a go to but I go as far as cocoa and peanut cover bananas, or even whipped cream and cherries. I can almost taste them right now as I type this! Those can be some of the best snacks to keep that body FAB and FIT still! So there's still always an upside to having a sweet tooth right? In my eyes it is!!
So, as you all know I'm all about girly thing's and keeping it cute, so I could talk about the dainty desserts that I love all day! I mean its quite evident to everyone that I love my fruits but can always go for a good ol' buttery cupcake! But enough about what Kyla likes what sweet treats do you all enjoy? What amazing fruits do you love to consume? Let me know because I'm up for a sweet suggestion anyday!
Peace and Love Kyla!
Thursday, October 3, 2013
The Not So Sweet Side Of Life
The Transition: Profile of Darren Goudeau
Jr.
“We only brought
three pairs of clothes, because that was how long the storms lasted, three
days. This storm was real different though, It changed how we looked at life
itself.” He wiped his face free of the few tears that had so quickly rushed
from his eyes. Darren Goudeau was a nine year old New Orleans born young boy at
the time of Hurricane Katrina who had never even imagined his life being turned
upside down by the 2005 natural disaster.
Darren sat with a very distant look on
his face. Almost as if he were trying to not relive the moments of Katrina as
he spoke to me. He fiddled with his Saints football team key chain and and began
to speak on what he remembered on the day he left. “The Saturday and Sunday
before Katrina, I had a few football games, like a tournament almost. It was
sunny outside and it just seemed like a regular weekend. When I got home my
grandmother had the news playing and all I heard was the Mayor urging us to
evacuate the city. We were told to leave by Sunday morning at 11:30 or we wouldn’t be able to leave anymore because
the bridges would be shut down after that time.”
He
continued to go deeper and deeper into his mind to pull out the memories of
those very long days. At this point he couldn’t sit still. He was constantly
tapping his fingers on the coffee table that was filled with New Orleans styled
mugs. Darren then proceeded to tell about how they transitioned into Memphis,
Tn. “There were five trucks trailing us across the bridge into Memphis, filled
with all my family members from cousins, aunts, uncles, and family friends.
When we all actually made it to Memphis we went to this hotel on Union Ave. I
don’t even think it’s there anymore. It was a more like a motel if you ask me.
The walls were dingy white and the blankets on the bed were so thin. I did not
at all want to be in that hotel for those three days till the storm passed
over.”
“We never usually left New Orleans during
storms. We would all always just go to one person’s house and wade the storms
out. So, I thought after those few days we would be going back to my home. I
woke up on the second day of being at the hotel and saw my whole family sitting
around the TV in silence. I got close enough to the TV so I could see what was
going on. It was pure hell. The news was showing pictures of people sitting on
the roofs of homes with blankets that had “HELP” painted across them. Homes
were destroyed. Like, where all my childhood memories were and where I once
played football, all those things were gone. I remember them showing my
favorite place, Six Flags, it wasn’t called six flags back then but it was a
danger zone. Nothing was left but ruins.”
At this point Darren was trying to figure
out what came next after his family had seen that they weren’t going to be able
to go back to the place that they once loved so much. He began with, “My mom
had asked the front desk workers at the hotel if they knew of anywhere we could
go for emergency shelter. She told my mama about the S.O.S. shelter down the
street that was for New Orleans evacuees. When we got to the shelter it was
extremely hot on the inside. Like, the moment you set foot in there it was like
the Devil himself had touched you. That shelter was one of the worst
experiences of my life. I didn’t want to be in there with people I knew nothing
about.” He cleared his throat quickly in between sentences to hold back the
evident emotion that was trying to push through.
Darren now wanted to move the place of the
interview. He no longer wanted to speak in front of his mother so we went into
the den that was filled with warm vibrant colors. Beautifully decorated with
oversized vases and earth toned drapes. He continued exactly where we had left
off. “My mama was tired of dealing with the shelter too. My family didn’t want
to be there so we went to a church for help. At the church they adopted
families and since we got there first we were one of the first to be adopted
into the church with a family. The Gooden family adopted us and they were real
welcoming. They had open arms to us and made us feel right at home.”
“I think more than anything those people
are the ones who helped us get familiarized with Memphis the most. It was like
they had gone thru the storm too and wanted to emerge from the struggle with
us. Yeah, I thought that was cool.” He started to smile a little at the thought
of the family who so graciously comforted them in their time of need. As if he
could feel the embrace of them surrounding him the more and more he spoke of
their presence. “I remember when they helped my mom get me in school. That was
like one of the best feelings ever. Mrs.Gooden walked into the school and simply
told them “I have a fine young man here who wants to be our president one day,
could you all help him with his education?” everybody in the front office smiled
so big at me. Yeah that was a real good feeling.”
Darren became very emotional at this point.
Tears began to roll down his caramel colored face as he explained how much it
meant to him to find people in Memphis who actually cared about his family and
did not stereotype them like other people were doing the victims of Katrina. He
started to choke over his word and couldn’t really speak. He had to take a
moment to breathe and get his thoughts together before he could continue on
with the interview. He stared off for a few minutes then began to speak again.
“I feel like my transition from a place
that I loved so much and that I called my home to Memphis was a very big step.
It seemed like at first that I would never get used to the country way everyone
here spoke or how everyone used weird slang. I really had to let everything
process in my head and I just had to think that everyone in this city had to
adjust to the New Orleans people who had come here just as much as we had to
adjust to being here. So Katrina definitely was a factor that caused everyone
to get a little uncomfortable and have to think twice”
Darren began to wrap up the interview in a
few short sentences. “It was all just a learning process for me. I had to learn
that it’s okay to go through things, you know? I had to learn that life isn’t going
to be smooth sailing and we all have to have each other’s back and be in each
other’s corner because if we aren’t then things are going to get hard as hell.
I’m so happy I got to come to Memphis and experience new things and meet some
of the greatest people. I can’t lie, I miss New Orleans so damn bad but that’s not
home for me anymore. New Orleans will always be my home city and I will always
love that place, but here in Memphis is where I have built relationships and
have grown to be the man I am today. This is now home for me.”
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Natural Probz! *Seminar Post*
I recently have been having the biggest issues ever with my hair. From things like frizz, shrinkage, split ends! I mean I had no clue what to do with my hair. I began my search to see if any other natural ladies were having these same problems and I found that I was not alone in this battle of the kinks, coils, and the curls. I began to watch Youtube videos and look up different tweets which related to my horrendous hair problems and I was quite shocked at all the things that I discovered. I also put all of those things together to make my new post on Storify.com
Click below to see how others have had the same not-so Fab hair issues!
http://storify.com/Yourcrushkyla/the-natural-hair-probs
Click below to see how others have had the same not-so Fab hair issues!
http://storify.com/Yourcrushkyla/the-natural-hair-probs
BayWatch Dreaming
Friday, September 20, 2013
Becoming Me Naturally
Kyla Washington
September 9,2013
Instructor: Koester
Natural Beginnings
I was always the
girl who stood out. I had the big eyes, even bigger head, and the loud
personality. There was one thing that always set me apart from the other girls,
and that was my huge lioness mane of sandy brown hair. My hair was my pride and
joy. I would sit for hours each day and allow my mother to allow my scalp and
place tiny plaits all over my head. I never knew that those tiny hair folicles
would cause so much growth in my life, not only physically, but mentally as
well.
My mother always
had the hardest time doing my hair each day. While I loved it, she despised
combing through my very coarse hair. She would always talk about how she would
“relax” my hair, or put me on the creamy crack. As a young girl I didn’t know
much about image. I didn’t know that to modern society it was better to have a
more sleek and silky hair texture. So when my mother actually did perm my hair
I was furious. I would look at my mother and grandmothers hair and see the
different curly textures, and now my hair was bone straight.
I hated having that
straight hair. It always shed and could never curl up. And even worse it was
such a pain to get those pesky relaxers. They left burns on my scalp and
smelled awful. After a while I grew older and realized that this was the look
everyone wanted. So I became more comfortable with the hair on my head. Until
one day in class my best friend said she had started transitioning her hair.
With a very puzzled look on my face I asked her “What’s transitioning?”. And
she told me it was when you stop putting those things we all hated called
relaxers in our hair and let the natural curl pattern we were born with grow
out of our heads. I was amazed. I wanted to know more. I went home and told my
mom and we researched it together.
Constantly finding
out new things and new terms that related to this whole “natural fad” was so
fascinating to me. I mean, I was just so shocked to know that there were so
many other girls out there like me who had been exposed to the creamy crack at such
a young age and wanted their hair back the way it was. I started to see that it
was a lot of work so I made sure I had a plan in getting my hair back. It was
so funny to my mother that it was so important to me to get back my thick long
hair. Some days she would just humor me and tag along in the research with me.
I started my transitioning process in February 2011, and somehow got mom to start hers also.
I would do
different hairstyles each day that wouldn’t require me to have such straight
how or to put heat like flat irons on my hair every day. Some days were good
and others were not so much. I wore buns and twists for four months until I felt my hair had grown
long enough for me to cut off all the end that had been touched with any relaxer.
On June 29, 2011 I had cut my hair and it was the biggest change I had ever
gone through.
I noticed how I
couldn’t hide and blend in with everyone else because I literally had less than
two inches of hair. I had no confidence at first. I never took pictures. I
never wanted to go anywhere. My mother didn’t understand why I was being this
way when it was my decision in the first place to cut off my hair. It took so
long for me to adjust to my new look. But as I was adjusting I researched so
many ways for faster hair growth.
Overtime my
hair began to grow at a more rapid rate. I started to see it and not only did I
see it, others would and compliment me. I started to gain more confidence by
the day. I was finally starting to see the reason why I went natural in the
first place. My hair was thickening and actually reverting back to the lioness
like mane that I once so loved. Two years had passes since I had cut off all of
my relaxed ends and my hair now had actually grown to a length where it was almost
touching the top of my bra strap. I was beyond elated.
My friends and
family saw my happiness and began to ask me what I had done to my hair to get
it to grow and be this thick. I was so shocked because they were asking me for
advice about hair. I didn’t realize how inspiring my hair journey was to
others. I would see them wearing their transitional hair styles and doing their
big chops. But, whenever anyone else asks me what I have done to my hair and
why I’m not on the creamy crack anymore I just smile and say “I just had to go
back to my natural Beginnings.”
Monday, September 16, 2013
spin on a famous quote from THE Marilyn Monroe. Which basically sums me up in a small group of words.
My blog will focus on all the things that I love very much. From my hair, my clothing, my jewls and accersories.
I am one who loves to dress. I love to go out and get all dressed up for a special occasion. I love buying new things nd expressing myself through materials. I am also interested in the cleanliness of the bosy and keeping great skin and a smooth body.
I am also very fascinated with makeup. I am the one who will sit for hours and just study how someone has applied their makeup. It is one of the things that gives me pleasure and a peace of mind. I enjoy doing makeup on myself and also doing makeup on others.
This was just a glimpse into what my blog has to come. I will be bringing all things girls Flashy, Fab, and Fab.
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